Method and apparatus for co-processing multi-formatted data

Details Method and apparatus for co-processing multi-formatted data Method and apparatus for co-processing multi-formatted data

1998-03-24

1999-11-23

Tung, Kee M.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphic processing system

Plural graphics processors

345512, G06F 1516

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059909102

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for co-processing multi-formatted data which begins when a host processor writes data blocks, in a substantially continuous manner, into memory. Each of the data blocks includes a plurality of data elements and each data element has one of a plurality of data formats. As the data block is being stored in memory, a co-processor retrieves selected data elements from the memory. Upon retrieving the selected data elements, the co-processor interprets them to identify the data format. If the data format is consistent with the data format of the co-processor, the co-processor processes the data element without conversion. If, however, the data format of the selected data element is not consistent with the data format of the co-processor, the co-processor converts the format of the selected data element into the format consistent with the co-processor.

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